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How organized is your life?

What is Organization?

“Being organized means having more

time to be effective” - Steve Strauss

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Time Lost

43% of Americans categorize themselves as disorganized, and 21% have missed vital work deadlines. Nearly half say disorganization causes them to work late at least 2 or times each week.Jane Von Bergen, "So many reasons to neaten up...", Boston Globe 3/12/2006Esselte survey, David Lewis

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Executives waste six weeks per year searching for lost documents. From a survey of 2,600 executives by Esselte, maker of Pendaflex and Dymo, FastCompany Magazine, 8/2004

DID YOU KNOW?

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Out with the old!

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Labels

Color Coding

Alphabetizing

Storage

Categorizing

Filing

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BE ORGANIZED IN YOUR PERSONAL LIFE

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Organization is a lifestyle, simply put!

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Getting rid of excess clutter would eliminate 40 percent of the housework in the average home. National Soap and Detergent Association

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(NAPO, 2011)

80% of the clutter in most homes is a result of disorganization, not lack of space.Ottawa Citizen

50% of homeowners rate the garage as the most disorganized place in the house.NAPO media stats

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Are you a parent?

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Help organize

your child’s

life

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More than 1 out of 4 Americans remarked that they would like to be better organized.

(NAPO, 2011)

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Do not get overwhelmed!

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“The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.”- Vince Lombardi

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Find your own style

Let’s get ORGANIZED!

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Information:

N/A. (n.d.). Time management statistics. Retrieved from http://www.keyorganization.com/time-management-statistics.php

N/A. (n.d.). "working and living in organization". Retrieved from http://www.keyorganization.com/why-organize-your-office.php

NAPO. (2011). Organizing facts & figures. Retrieved from http://www.home-organization-online.com/organizing-facts.html

Wilska, E. (2009, March 17). Get organized, be more successful in business. Retrieved from http://biznik.com/articles/get-organized-be-more-successful-in-business

Strauss, S. (2009, January 6). Ask an expert: Get organized to get more out of your business. Retrieved from http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/smallbusiness/columnist/strauss/2009-01-26-organize-your-business_N.htm?csp=YahooModule_Money

Jacobs, L. (2006, January 12). 10 quick tips for getting organized. Retrieved from http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/82924